Genjyu

Genjyu occupies the 18th floor of The Ritz-Carlton Fukuoka in Daimyo, Chuo Ward, and is organized as three connected dining spaces: a kaiseki room, a teppanyaki counter, and a sushi counter operating as Sushi Masashi at Genjyu. The sushi program is supervised by chef Masashi, whose training traces to a Tokyo restaurant holding a Michelin star, and the counter focuses on Edomae-style sushi built around fish from the Genkai Sea and seasonal produce sourced from Kyushu.

The restaurant seats 20 across its dining areas, with counter seating and a private room available for the sushi concept as well as the kaiseki and teppanyaki sections. Both lunch and dinner omakase service are offered, with lunch running from 11:30 to 15:00 and dinner from 17:30 to 21:30, seven days a week. Tableware draws on Kyushu ceramic traditions, including Arita and Karatsu ware.

There is no English-language menu, so diners who don't read Japanese should be prepared to ask staff for guidance or arrange translation in advance. The dress code is smart casual. Given the hotel setting and the price tier, this is suited to guests planning a formal, higher-budget meal rather than a casual walk-in.

Reservations are handled by phone rather than an online booking system, and given the limited counter seats it's worth calling ahead of a planned visit, particularly for dinner or for the private room. Genjyu also hosts occasional events featuring visiting Michelin-starred chefs and wine or sake pairings, announced through the restaurant's newsletter and LINE account rather than the main booking channel.